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7 breakfast ideas from the library, and we checked every ingredient in every one of them before it went on this list.

• Avocado Melon Breakfast Smoothie

  Puts honeydew melon, apple juice, avocado and grape juice to work, out of seven ingredients. Not a trace of walnut, almond or pecan, the usual carriers of tree nuts in breakfast ideas here.

  The full list:

  • 1 large, ripe avocado
  • 1 cup honeydew melon chunks (about 1 slice)
  • lime, juiced (1 1/2 tsp lime juice)
  • 1 cup milk (fat free)
  • 1 cup fat-free yogurt (plain)
  • 1/2 cup 100% apple juice or white grape juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
• Banana Split Oatmeal

  Builds on mint, oatmeal, banana and yogurt, in a list of six ingredients. It has none of the walnut, almond or pecan that carry tree nuts into other breakfast ideas.

  Every line, as published:

  • 1/3 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 banana (sliced)
  • 1/2 cup low-fat frozen yogurt
  • 3 leaves mint, fresh (optional for garnish)
• Fruit and Yogurt Breakfast Shake

  Puts pineapple juice, strawberries, banana and vanilla to work, out of four ingredients. Where other breakfast ideas here use walnut, almond or pecan, this one has none of them.

  What goes in:

  • 1 banana, medium, very ripe, (peeled)
  • 3/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup yogurt, low-fat vanilla
  • 1/2 cup strawberries (remove stems and rinse)
• Fruity Homemade Oatmeal

  Puts rolled oats, raisins, apple and cinnamon to work, out of five ingredients. You will not find walnut, almond or pecan in it, though that is how tree nuts reaches other breakfast ideas.

  Everything in it:

  • 1 apple (cored and chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons raisins or currants
  • 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups water
• Overnight Oatmeal with Berries

  Leans on raspberries, oatmeal, honey and vanilla extract; seven ingredients in all. No walnut, almond or pecan, the foods that bring tree nuts into other breakfast ideas here.

  The full list:

  • 1/2 cup low-fat milk (or less for thicker oatmeal)
  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt, fat-free
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup uncooked rolled oats
  • 1/4 cup raspberries, frozen
• Pasta Frittata with Peas

  Puts nutmeg, peas, cheese and eggs to work, out of seven ingredients. It skips the walnut, almond or pecan other breakfast ideas here get their tree nuts from.

  Every line, as published:

  • 4 ounces whole grain spaghetti, regular or thin
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • dash nutmeg (optional)
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • salt, 1/8 teaspoon (optional)
  • 2/3 cup cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed (or 1 cup chopped tomatoes)
• Whole Grain Strawberry Pancakes

  Twelve ingredients, baking soda, strawberries, baking powder and vanilla among them. Not a trace of walnut, almond or pecan, the usual carriers of tree nuts in breakfast ideas here.

  What goes in:

  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 container vanilla low-fat yogurt (6 oz)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • For the topping:
  • 1 3/4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
  • 1 container strawberry low-fat yogurt (6 oz)

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